Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

More than 500 exceptionally preserved fossils are offering new clues about the evolution of Florida's animals and landscape.

sloths and possibly a new species of tapir. Around 500,000 years ago, before the river flowed over the site, a sinkhole opened up in Florida’s Big Bend region and became a death trap for hundreds of ...

A prehistoric sinkhole in Florida preserved fossils for half a million years until their discovery in 2022, offering rare ...

Collectors Stumble on a Sinkhole That 'Swallowed' Animals 500,000 Yrs Ago in Florida, Find Well-Preserved Fossils Fossil ...

Around 500,000 years ago, a group of horses, sloths, and armadillos met an unfortunate fate when they fell into a sinkhole in ...

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.

Fossil collectors have discovered a prehistoric ... Lower jaw bone of a tapir found at the site, which might represent a new species. | Credit: Florida Museum/Kristen Grace However, Richard ...

When the species Holmesina floridanus first appeared ... Vertebrate Fauna from Northcentral Florida, USA, Fossil Studies (2024). DOI: 10.3390/fossils2040014 ...

Fossil collectors Robert Sinibaldi and Joseph Branin made a fascinating discovery - ancient fossil site dating back about ...